Pakshal SecretryAIR 8 · CSE 2025 · 276 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a quotation
" Politicisation of Civil services will lead to fossilisation of services " — JL Nehru —
Civil servant as instrument of
Body · points and prose
Neutrality & Efficiency
① Ingrained values of non-partisanship in services [CCS Rules, 1968]
② Brings innovative solution to improve efficiency [IAS Armstrong Pame → Crowd funding for roads]
③ Permanent Nature & Protection (Art 312) → ensure neutrality
Increasingly percieved
④ As Rigid : [KC Wheare] calls Indian civil service as stuck in "colonial rigidity" & non adaptive
Issues Responsible
- Weberian Model → status quoism, Rules oriented, Rigid
- Lack of Adaptability & Responsiveness
- Ivory-Tower Mentality
- "Chalta-hai" attitude among bureaucracy
- Job security & stability → Rigid outlook
- No competition in services
B) As politicised : Rise in number of civil servant joining politics e.g. OP chaudhary (IAS) → joined BJP
Issues Responsible
- "politician-bureaucrat" nexus → mutual connivance among them
- Dependence of civil servant on politician for posting, assignment
- "Punishment postings" given to
uncooperative civil servants eg Ashok Khemka (IAS) ④ Rising Ambition of civil servant eg Joining politics for more position ⑤ Lack of safeguards → Against politicisation of office
Corrective Measure
Close · a way forward
| Rigidity | Politicisation |
|---|---|
| ① NITI Aayog → lateral entry | ① cooling off period for civil servant |
| ② 2nd ARC → Domain Assignment | ② TSR Subramium Comm → Formation of Civil service Board |
| ③ Mid Term Review | ③ guidelines to prevent politicisation |
| ④ 360° Appraisal of civil servant |
This need of hour is to turn civil servant to "Karmayogi" to ensure P2G2 : Pro People Good governance